FILE PHOTO: U U.S. Nikola's logo is pictured at an event held to present CNH's new full-electric and Hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with U.S. Nikola event in Turin, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca
(Reuters) - Nikola Corp said on Wednesday that Michael Lohscheller will take over as the electric-truck maker's chief executive officer when Mark Russell retires on Jan. 1 next year.
Lohscheller, who joined the company in February, will take over as president from Russell and join Nikola's board effective immediately, the company said.
